Peace is always attainable, anyone who says otherwise has something to gain from the suffering of others. Yes, Peace can come to the holy land, but this peace is going to have to be as complex as the issue itself. A peace built upon deterrence is not a lasting peace; and although Israel, as well as Palestinians, may have legitimate concerns about their own safety, it will ultimately take one side to consciously put forth an effort for peace out of vulnerability. Mother Teresa once said, "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." As Chacour's book points out, the Israelis and Palestinian are "Blood Brothers," meaning, just as brothers do, they have a commonalities. But despite these commonalities, there is a constant conflict, conflict based upon land but exemplified through religious differences. In more than a few ways, these differences are the driving force behind the perpetual retaliation between both sides. "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind," this quote from Mahatma Gandhi shows just how dangerous and pointless this cycle of retaliation truly is. But if peace is to be ushered in it must cross these religious differences and the plethora of other differences that already exists between the Israelis and Palestinians. This peace must be Durable, a lasting and elastic peace built upon Understanding, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation. Though this may seem a daunting task, it is ultimately the responsibility of our generation and the generations to come to usher in this peace, to educate one another, to spread a culture of acceptance and tolerance, and to overcome hate and violence.
Conclusion
Peace is always attainable, anyone who says otherwise has something to gain from the suffering of others. Yes, Peace can come to the holy land, but this peace is going to have to be as complex as the issue itself. A peace built upon deterrence is not a lasting peace; and although Israel, as well as Palestinians, may have legitimate concerns about their own safety, it will ultimately take one side to consciously put forth an effort for peace out of vulnerability. Mother Teresa once said, "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." As Chacour's book points out, the Israelis and Palestinian are "Blood Brothers," meaning, just as brothers do, they have a commonalities. But despite these commonalities, there is a constant conflict, conflict based upon land but exemplified through religious differences. In more than a few ways, these differences are the driving force behind the perpetual retaliation between both sides. "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind," this quote from Mahatma Gandhi shows just how dangerous and pointless this cycle of retaliation truly is. But if peace is to be ushered in it must cross these religious differences and the plethora of other differences that already exists between the Israelis and Palestinians. This peace must be Durable, a lasting and elastic peace built upon Understanding, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation. Though this may seem a daunting task, it is ultimately the responsibility of our generation and the generations to come to usher in this peace, to educate one another, to spread a culture of acceptance and tolerance, and to overcome hate and violence.
Peace Can Come to the Holy Land.
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